Neowise!
Aug 12, 2020 22:12:41 #
Clouds - Clouds - Rain - Rain - Clouds and then Rain......that has been my summer - so far.
I had a break in what turned out to be a thunderstorm night - but before the comet set at fence level and the storms moved in - I put a few shots together.
Nikon D800e, modded, Nikon F/4 200x400 lens
Using an Atlas Pro AZ/EQ mount.
I had a break in what turned out to be a thunderstorm night - but before the comet set at fence level and the storms moved in - I put a few shots together.
Nikon D800e, modded, Nikon F/4 200x400 lens
Using an Atlas Pro AZ/EQ mount.
Aug 12, 2020 23:05:42 #
Aug 12, 2020 23:15:11 #
Aug 13, 2020 05:56:58 #
nikonshooter wrote:
Clouds - Clouds - Rain - Rain - Clouds and then Rain......that has been my summer - so far.
I had a break in what turned out to be a thunderstorm night - but before the comet set at fence level and the storms moved in - I put a few shots together.
Nikon D800e, modded, Nikon F/4 200x400 lens
Using an Atlas Pro AZ/EQ mount.
I had a break in what turned out to be a thunderstorm night - but before the comet set at fence level and the storms moved in - I put a few shots together.
Nikon D800e, modded, Nikon F/4 200x400 lens
Using an Atlas Pro AZ/EQ mount.
Aug 13, 2020 09:15:12 #
nikonshooter wrote:
Clouds - Clouds - Rain - Rain - Clouds and then Rain......that has been my summer - so far.
I had a break in what turned out to be a thunderstorm night - but before the comet set at fence level and the storms moved in - I put a few shots together.
Nikon D800e, modded, Nikon F/4 200x400 lens
Using an Atlas Pro AZ/EQ mount.
I had a break in what turned out to be a thunderstorm night - but before the comet set at fence level and the storms moved in - I put a few shots together.
Nikon D800e, modded, Nikon F/4 200x400 lens
Using an Atlas Pro AZ/EQ mount.
Your perseverance proved worthwhile. One of the best I've seen.
Aug 13, 2020 09:15:13 #
quixdraw wrote:
Nice! I'd trade clear skies for some of that rain!
Sorta a shame.....parts of the country are in dire need of rain - other parts are forecasting flooding in parts almost daily as in my neck of the words.
I would settle for 10 clear sky nights for the entire summer - as I don't think I have every had that in the past.
Right now I am taking a time lapse of clouds moving quickly to form a thunderstorm....as in this,
Aug 13, 2020 09:31:24 #
Aug 13, 2020 13:55:08 #
nikonshooter wrote:
Clouds - Clouds - Rain - Rain - Clouds and then Rain......that has been my summer - so far.
I had a break in what turned out to be a thunderstorm night - but before the comet set at fence level and the storms moved in - I put a few shots together.
Nikon D800e, modded, Nikon F/4 200x400 lens
Using an Atlas Pro AZ/EQ mount.
I had a break in what turned out to be a thunderstorm night - but before the comet set at fence level and the storms moved in - I put a few shots together.
Nikon D800e, modded, Nikon F/4 200x400 lens
Using an Atlas Pro AZ/EQ mount.
Nice capture! bwa
Aug 13, 2020 16:27:03 #
Very nicely captured complete with the ion trail.
I was hoping you would get a chance to image this.
Stay safe...
I was hoping you would get a chance to image this.
Stay safe...
Aug 14, 2020 08:48:50 #
Not trying to be self deprecating but the pic only looks good from a distance. I was not guiding - was in a hurry to get a few pics to work with ...so the stars, when you look closely are anything but pinpoint. But at the time I was just glad to finally say, I shot the comet. But thank you to my "hog" friends for the nice words! ...at age 75 I hate to wish for time to pass ...but I am looking forward to an early "Fall" and some cooler weather and cloudless nights.
As most of you know, for the last 18 months I was running the FFMS Observatory but Covid sorta put the breaks on that so other than my Sports Photography Business (which is also stalled) I have PLENTY OF TIME to do nothing but "Up" photography. Yea! Now come on CLEAR SKIES!!!
As most of you know, for the last 18 months I was running the FFMS Observatory but Covid sorta put the breaks on that so other than my Sports Photography Business (which is also stalled) I have PLENTY OF TIME to do nothing but "Up" photography. Yea! Now come on CLEAR SKIES!!!
Aug 14, 2020 09:36:23 #
nikonshooter wrote:
Not trying to be self deprecating but the pic only... (show quote)
Unless you jump through all the hoops, most comet pics don't have perfect stars, but this one is close enough to be a excellent rendition of a beautiful comet. You caught the ION tail nicely and it seems the colors look natural, not oversaturated.
I've been experiencing the typical Arizona monsoon cloudy nights and can't wait for good skies also. We are missing all those summer targets.
Aug 14, 2020 10:03:29 #
Thank you Alberio but for sure guiding on these short exposures would have eliminated those elongated stars. But to be sure - we deserve a few clear sky nights - really!
Aug 16, 2020 19:43:31 #
Looks to be a really great image, Ed!
Very sharp and clear.
I have to wonder what, if anything, the Internet will look like when this comet returns in ~7,000 years.
Very sharp and clear.
I have to wonder what, if anything, the Internet will look like when this comet returns in ~7,000 years.
Aug 16, 2020 21:53:04 #
SonnyE wrote:
Looks to be a really great image, Ed!
Very sharp and clear.
I have to wonder what, if anything, the Internet will look like when this comet returns in ~7,000 years.
Very sharp and clear.
I have to wonder what, if anything, the Internet will look like when this comet returns in ~7,000 years.
Funny.......at age 75......10 years sounds good to me!
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